Travel News: September 28, 2017

An Australian cruise operator has come under fire for mistakenly leaving a passenger behind on a remote beach.

According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), charter company Ahoy Buccaneers has received a prohibition notice from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) following the June 2017 safety breach.

In the past six weeks, Icelandic carriers Wow and Icelandair have escalated their turf battle by both announcing upcoming service to Cleveland and Dallas/Fort Worth.

Now Icelandair appears to be going after its ultra-low-cost competitor on the pricing front, as well.

This fall, Icelandair is offering roundtrip specials to Reykjavik from the U.S. at prices that might seem more familiar to customers of Wow. And unlike Wow, Icelandair’s rates include free WiFi and inflight entertainment. Wow doesn’t offer either service, even for a fee.

Free messaging will be available on Gogo-enabled Delta flights for planes with two or more cabins, leaving out 130 smaller 50-seat regional jets. Travelers will be able to access the feature through Delta’s Wi-Fi portal page, airborne.gogoinflight.com, where they will be given a choice to use open a connection to use free internet-enabled chat programs or purchase full-featured Wi-Fi.

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By: Matt Long

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